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Senior Failure Analysis Engineer

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Senior Failure Analysis Engineer – Mechanical
Anker Innovations · Cardiff, UK · Full-time · Onsite
About Anker Innovations
Anker Innovations is a global leader in smart charging and consumer electronics, home to the brands Anker, eufy, Soundcore, and Nebula. Founded in 2011, we serve 100+ countries, 140M+ users, and hold 1400+ patents — with 50% of our 4000+ employees in R&D.
The Role
We're looking for a Senior Failure Analysis Engineer – Mechanical to lead root-cause investigation of returned products (RMA), focused on mechanical, structural, and materials failures across our global portfolio. You'll turn complex failure diagnosis into concrete improvements in design, manufacturing, and component quality — and help build our AI-enabled failure analysis knowledge base.
What You'll Do
- Own RMA failure analysis from initial diagnosis through root-cause identification and closure
- Perform product teardown and component-level diagnostics; investigate mechanical design, manufacturing, assembly, materials, sealing, and environmental/usage failures
- Use dimensional & tolerance analysis, stress/fatigue analysis, leak/sealing testing, fracture analysis, metallography, non-destructive testing (NDT), and SEM/EDS
- Apply structured root-cause methods (8D, 5 Whys, FTA, Fishbone, DOE) to distinguish design vs. manufacturing vs. material vs. use-related causes
- Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality globally to drive corrective and preventive actions
- Produce standardized English failure analysis reports; build failure case libraries, root-cause databases, and diagnostic standards
- Support development of AI-enabled diagnostic tools by translating failure expertise into structured rules and knowledge
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- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, or related (Master's preferred)
- 8+ years in mechanical/structural/materials failure analysis, reliability, or product quality
- Hands-on experience with SEM/EDS, metallography, mechanical testing, NDT, dimensional inspection, and leak/sealing testing
- Strong knowledge of failure mechanisms (fracture, fatigue, wear, degradation, assembly defects, tolerance issues) and manufacturing processes
- Experience writing 8D reports and managing CAPA to closure
- Strong English technical writing; ability to collaborate with global teams
- Plus: consumer electronics/IoT/robotics experience, AI/ML in engineering workflows, cross-functional leadership
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